Multiple Opportunities for R and Python Programming Training. Register Now!

No, we are not talking about reptiles…we are talking about learning essential programming skills during the R workshop series and the Python workshop series. Attend any or all of the sessions. Open to all UW-Madison students, faculty, and staff. Brought to you as a part of the UW Libraries Graduate Support workshop series. One of the instructors, Trisha Adamus, is an Ebling colleague. You can’t go wrong with Trisha at the helm…

Location:  Online via Zoom, connection information will be sent in advance. Each workshop has a description of what to expect during the session. Now, register!

The R Series

*Registration required.  Registration is by workshop, not for the entire series. See links below to register for individual workshops.  Sessions are filling up fast!

Friday, September  18, 10am-12pm
R Programming:  R Basics
Register: https://go.wisc.edu/x14j74

Friday, September 25, 10am-12pm
R Programming:  R Basics
Register: https://go.wisc.edu/4rx9vk

Learning how to code can be intimidating, but will save you time and effort in the long run. This workshop will cover the basics of R programming. By the end of this session, you will be able to create variables, use pre-defined functions, understand data types and load and inspect a dataset using RStudio. This workshop is geared toward programming novices, so no previous experience is required.

Friday, October 2, 10am-12pm
R Programming:  R Data Wrangling
Register: https://go.wisc.edu/7udxxw

Data is rarely perfect out of the box. This workshop will cover how to manipulate datasets using an R package called dplyr. After this session, you will be able to select rows and columns, add new columns, remove missing data and create summary tables of your data. A basic working knowledge of R and R studio (functions, operators, data types) would be helpful for you to get the most out of this session.

Friday, October 9, 10am-12pm
R Programming:  R Data Visualization
Register: https://go.wisc.edu/bp290e

So you’re familiar with R, but want to do more with your plots than the base graphics package. This workshop will show you how to use the ggplot2 package in R. After this session, you will be able to create a variety of plot types, alter their aesthetics, and create custom themes. A working knowledge of R and R studio and dplyr would be helpful for you to get the most out of this session.

Friday, October 23, 10am-12pm
R Programming:  R Reports
Register: https://go.wisc.edu/946o94

Documenting your analysis in a way that is understandable to a colleague (or yourself 3 months later) can be challenging. One way to make reports more readable, even by people who don’t code, is to alternate human readable text with machine readable code. This workshop will cover creating reproducible reports of this type using knitr. After this session, you will be able to create R markdown documents, add formatted text and executable code blocks, and render the R markdown document into a final report.

To find out more about this series, see: https://researchguides.library.wisc.edu/R

The Python Series

*Registration required.  Registration is by workshop, not for the entire series. See links below to register for individual workshops.  Sessions are filling up fast!

September 10, 10am-12pm
Python Programming:  Introduction
Register: https://go.wisc.edu/45nx90

This workshop is for the absolute beginner wanting to slowly walk through the process of getting started with Python, a programming language commonly used for data analysis.  We’ll work through installation and setup of some helpful software and introduce basic concepts and terminology used in Python.  Finally, we’ll work together to create your first simple but useful program!

September 17, 10am-12pm
Python Programming:  Loops, lists, and functions
Register:  https://go.wisc.edu/s08fbf

This workshop will take a deeper dive into Python, covering essential topics such as automating tasks using loops, lists, and functions.

September 24, 10am-12pm
Python programming:  Spreadsheets and data manipulation
Register:  https://go.wisc.edu/au3564

Real-world data can be messy.  This workshop will cover a range of topics related to organizing and manipulating spreadsheet data for more effective analysis.

October 1, 10am-12pm
Python Programming:  Data Visualization
Register: https://go.wisc.edu/ds56ir

In this workshop, we will explore different methods and tools for visualizing data using Python.

Workshop Instructors

Trisha Adamus

Trisha Adamus is a Health Sciences Librarian at UW-Madison specializing R programming and data management.

Questions? adamus@wisc.edu

 

 

Tobin Magle

Tobin Magle is the Research Data Lifecycle Manager in the Research Cyber infrastructure at DoIT specializing R programming and data management. She has a PhD in Microbiology and an extensive background in STEM research.

Questions? tobin.magle@wisc.edu

 

Casey Schacher

Casey Schacher is a Science and Engineering Librarian at UW-Madison specializing Python programming and data management.

Questions? casey.schacher@wisc.edu

 

 

Heather Shimon

Heather Shimon is a Science and Engineering Librarian at UW-Madison specializing research data management.

Questions? heather.shimon@wisc.edu